Erik the Red's Saga

The Saga of Erik the Red is a saga on the Norse exploration of North-America. The saga chronicles the events that led to Erik the Red's banishment to Greenland as well as Leif Ericson's discovery of Vinland. This Saga tells us of the events that took place in the early 11th century. It gives us accounts of the landscape features of a place called Vinland, how far the distance may be and what the experience of the Vikings was like when they met the native inhabitants; however they don’t conclusively tell us about the exact location of Vinland. In this saga we are informed of a main character called Thorfinn Karlsefni. He was a rich trader from Iceland who married Gudrid who happens to be Leif Eriksson's widowed sister-in-law. He traveled to Vinland with her and lived for several years. It was during this stay that Gudrid gave Karlsefni the glad tidings of a son named Snorri. Leif Eriksson gives Karlsefni the credit for naming several bits of geographic features such as Helluland, Markland and Kjalarnes was called "Keel Ness".
The other main character is Leif the Lucky (Leif Eriksson), he is a heroic figure who was accredited for converting the Greenlanders to Christianity. Erik mentions two of his settlements in Vinland, one in the northern part called Straumfjord, and the other in a southerly location called Hop. Erik had sailed west from Norway with his family to settle down in Hornstrandir which is in the northwestern part of Iceland. The Icelanders however later exiled him for three years due to allegations of murders he committed around the year 982.